Improvement in shields for boots and shoes



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ORRIN COLLIER, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT M.FUNKHOUSER, OF NEI/V YORK, N.Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHIELDSVFOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,l0l, dated August 22,1871.

To albwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ORRIN COLLIER, of Sacramento, in the county ofSacramento and State of California, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Detachable Shield for Boots and Shoes; and I d herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which Will enable others skilled inthe art to make anduse thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to a ner and useful device for protecting thebottoms of pantaloons from Water and mud; and consists in a detachableshield on the heel of the boot or shoe, made of metal or other suitablematerial, projecting back and from the heel, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l represents the improvement appliedto a boot. Fig. 2 represents the shield detached and as seen from theline w of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. 2 taken on theline y y.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the projecting shield, which in this example of my invention ismade With a collar, B which incloses the heel, as seen in Fig. l; but Ido not conne myself to any particular form or manner of construction,nor to any particular material. C is a metallic spring which fits intothe angle, as represented. This spring, it will be seen, has a spur, D,which enters the back of the heel of the boot or shoe with hooks E E atits ends, Which pass in front of the heel so as to securely hold theshield in place. The hooks E E maybe sharp pointed so as to penetratethe sides of the heel, if preferred; but the shield may be fastened inany manner so that it is kept securely to the heel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A projecting plate or shield secured to the heel of aboot or shoe, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

ORRIN COLLIER.

Witnesses;

GEO. W. MABEE, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

